BE ONE

Registered charity 1147505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BE ONE PERCENT FOUNDATION

Be One is a group of people making a dent in global inequality through collective giving. Each individual contributes an affordable monthly donation which funds a project for people living in the world's most marginalised communities. We see ourselves as a monthly subscription to positive change.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£48k

Latest spending

£52k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,504 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £21,003 to £17,499. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Unrestricted reserves stood at £7,245, which the trustees note is above the required six months' running costs of £4,423.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ running costs (held: £7k)

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level to cover six months’ running costs should no further funding be received.” — page 5

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Be One Percent (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JAN MARGARET HOWES CARLYLEchair
Hanna Laikko
JONATHAN ELLIS
Rosie Kenyon
Ruth Hetler
Sana Aboarook

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bangladesh · Benin · Burkina Faso · Cameroon · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guatemala · Haiti · India · Kenya · Lesotho

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£48k	£52k
31/03/2025	£54k	£54k
31/03/2024	£59k	£63k
31/03/2023	£63k	£74k
31/03/2022	£65k	£90k

Common questions

Is BE ONE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,504 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £21,003 to £17,499. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting. Unrestricted reserves stood at £7,245, which the trustees note is above the required six months' running costs of £4,423. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BE ONE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BE ONE as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE REED FOUNDATION	FY2022	£6k	Christmas Challenge